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School: An Clochar (roll number 14705)

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Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mother Philomena
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 307

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  1. The Abbey Well

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    The Abbey Well, which is situated a short distance from Assaroe cemetery has, from the time of Saint Patrick, been a place of pilgrimage. In the late years, on Lady Day - the 15th August - thousands of people assemble there to hear Holy Mass and make a Station at the hallowed spot.
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  2. Mass at the Abbey Well

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    Away from the town and its babbling noise,
    Where the winds croon softly in valley and dell.
    Down by the shore and the silvery bay,
    Watching wavelets dance round the Holy Well.
    II
    I meekly join the reverent throng,
    Kneeling on shingle and broken shell.
    Telling the beads, as Patrick did,
    Whose Saintly hands bless'd the Abbey Well.
    III
    A Priest stands now, at an Altar, rude,
    With Chalice rais'd, as a tinkling bell
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Gillespie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal